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Simple Outdoor Cat Shelter
Build a small raised shelter with a soft entrance flap, a separate escape exit and a roof that screws down and lifts off for cleaning.
Get to know the build.
12 steps with drawings. Materials: lumber, plywood and screws.
- Finished size · width × depth × height
- 27 × 22-15/16 × 19-5/8 in
- Stock used in the design
- 2x4 PT, 8 ft; 1/2 in plywood, 4 × 8 ft; #8 x 1-1/4 in tan star flat-head deck screws; BEHR PREMIUM PLUS 1 qt satin enamel exterior paint and primer; 3M Pro Grade Precision 9x11 in 120-grit medium sheets; Easy Gardener WeedBlock landscape fabric; and more in the shopping list
- Tools to check
- Tape measure, Speed square, Pencil, Level, Miter saw, Table saw, Circular saw, Straightedge cutting guide, Jigsaw, Drill/driver, Countersink bit, Drill bits (1/8 in and 5/32 in for pilot holes), T20 star driver bit, Bar clamps (at least 2, 36 in or longer), Small paintbrush, Safety glasses, Hearing protection and Work gloves.
Start with the plan.
Digital download. Materials, tools and the finished item are not included.
- Preparation packet PDF (shopping list, cut list, tools), 9 pages
- Build guide PDF, 27 pages
- Preparation packet PDF, metric (mm) (shopping list, cut list, tools), 9 pages
- Build guide PDF, metric (mm), 26 pages
- Offline animated 3D build guide (ZIP; open guide.html in a web browser; guide-metric.html for mm)